Ewing Township: Gas Explosion in New Jersey Leaves 1 Dead, 7 Injured

Officials are still sifting through the rubble caused by a massive gas explosion in Ewing Township, N.J., Tuesday that left one woman dead, seven utility workers injured, and more than 60 homes destroyed.

Officials believe utility workers digging near the explosion site may have hit an "underground, 2-inch gas main or a smaller service line," which then sparked the blast, according to NJ.com. The contractors, from the New York-based Henkels & McCoy, were reportedly hired by PSE&G to fix an electrical problem in one of the Ewing Township homes in the complex.

"There were several employees in front of the dwelling," PSE&G's director of gas construction Mike Gaffney told reporters Tuesday night. "We have, I think it is right now, seven employees in the hospital, two with injuries and five there for observation."

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Law enforcement officials also discovered the badly burned body of a woman on the hood of a car parked amid the wreckage, according to NJ.com. Her name is being withheld until her family is notified, the paper said.